Bigger Tires on 2WD pointless?

As for my intro, my first truck was a 95 Z71 single cab w/ 350 5.7L (Gah, I miss that truck). After that, I went thru 3 tundras a 4Runner and now back to tundra, but like an idiot I got a 2WD TSS Crew Max. Now I miss having a 4WD. Can I put bigger tires, lift, etc. on my 2WD to make it feel more like what I want it to be or would I just be wasting my time & money? I’m already halfway thru my payments so I have a little equity in case I want to trade in for a 4WD. But also, would that be retarded since I got a lifetime manufacturer’s warranty on mine? I honestly am in a pickle and I need some help and good advice. All are welcome & appreciated!

 

Really depends on what you need to use your tundra for. If you are actively going to use an 4WD system like if you live in a snowly climate, or decide to offroad, then its a cost issue of if you want to trade it in and get a 4WD. As per if putting larger tires on a 2WD is worth if, it pretty much your decision. There are plenty of tundras on here that are Pavement Princesses that have larger tires and the image of a big bad offroad truck. You can take some short cuts too like spacer lifts on your coilovers since you wont need the range of vertical movement that a truck going off road would need.

 

2WD is great if you get the correct tires for the job.
Do you have snow in your area - if so, get a winter tire set that will grip and you will be fine for most driving in winter.

We have a small group that goes off roading on national forest trails and some are 2WD equipped with lifts, off road tires, and they do well...

 

Make sure MPG is part of your decision. On my 2WD 2018, I get 16-19 mpg all the time (never need 4WD). Turning radius is tighter on 2WD also.

Dan

 

Thanks for the responses. I live in south ms so it hardly snows, but I do fish and pull my boat out the water and sometimes it’s hard for my tires to grip when it’s wet so I figured wider tires would help or just 4WD in general. I also go 4wheel riding and I’m off road when I’m pulling trailers and that extra load so it may be good to have for that as well. If I can get away with wider tires and some spacers rather than a trade-in, I’m definitely ok with that! Also, is there anything I can do about better mileage. I’ve got the 4.6 v8 and I get 14.5 avg. it’s not great by any means, but I guess it could be worse.

 

Theres no such thing as pointless big tires

"I have a dream that one day we will be judged by the size of our tires and not the amount of wheels able to make power"

 

I have a 2wd with 3 inch lift and 35s.
I live in snowy climate and truck drives fine.
Hit the trail and its fine.

Rock climbing? Don't know.
Wouldn't do it cause its supercharged and I can't drive slow, manufacturing defect with me not the truck.

 

I was about to tag you

 

Lets see where this goes

 

I live in San Diego i go on local trails up the Mountains nothing to extreme and i love my tires and wheels have a great grip on them

 

If you want to do it, sure. If you go with an aggressive tread and air down for trails, it will make a decent difference. If you want to make a pretty significant improvement in its capabilities, though, install an air locker in the rear diff.

 

Fun Ken yee haw